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Battlefield 2042 PC trailer shows off DLSS and ray tracingHopefully the name doesn’t refer to when compatible GPUs are back in stock
Hopefully the name doesn’t refer to when compatible GPUs are back in stock
Battlefield 2042has a new trailer ahead of its November 19th release, and this one is aimed directly at us PC folk. While the action itself is more of the near-future mega-bangs you’ve probably seen in previous teasers (or, indeed, theopen beta), it’s all in service of demonstrating the PC-exclusive features: chiefly ray tracing,Nvidia DLSSand Nvidia Reflex support.
Behold:
Battlefield 2042 | Official PC Trailer With RTX OnWatch on YouTube
Battlefield 2042 | Official PC Trailer With RTX On
As always, you’ll need the power of thebest graphics cardsto run ray tracing, even if Battlefield 2042 limits its implementation to ray traced ambient occlusion – basically the shadow effect that appears between objects placed next to each other. Still, for a while it wasn’t clear if 2042 would have ray tracing at all; ditching it would be a shame, as 2018’sBattlefield Vwas one of the first games to take a decent crack at the tech with ray traced reflections.
Battlefield 2042 will also have an unlocked frame rate on PC, not that it was needed about 34 seconds into this trailer, when performance takes a rather un-trailer-like wobble. But maybe that was left in to contrast with the 60fps smoothness of the DLSS segment that immediately follows? I’m onto you, Electronic Arts video editors.
In non-graphical news, developers EA Dice recently committed totweaking Battlefield 2042’s maps, UI, and communications systemsin response to player feedback from the beta.
